PRESSURE ULCERS IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS: CAUSAL FACTORS AND THERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT

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  • Gabriely Westphal Ramos
  • Daiane da Rosa Monteiro
  • Pâmela de Oliveira Rodrigues
  • Wiliam Wegner
  • Márcia Koja Breigeiron

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/ce.v28i0.90401

Palavras-chave:

Pressure Ulcer, Child, Hospitalization, Nursing Diagnosis, Patient Safety.

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Objective: to trace the sociodemographic and clinical profile, causal factors, and therapeutic management provided to children with pressure ulcers during hospitalization.

Method: cross-sectional study; retrospective. Sample of 64 medical records of children with PU, admitted to a hospital in southern Brazil, from January/2016 to July/2021. Data analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics.

Results: Profile of children in intensive care (62.5%); stage 1 pressure ulcers (35.9%); and use of simple cover (37.5%). Of the total cases, 25% by medical device use. Consultations were related to stage 3 injury (p=0.027). Nursing diagnosis risk of pressure ulcer was identified in 48.4% of cases, while the Braden/Braden Q scale was identified in 78.1%. Patients classified as high risk (46%) had limited mobility (p=0.000).

Conclusions: Pressure ulcers in children in intensive care with limited mobility require everything from simple intervention to consulting according to the classification of the injury.

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26-04-2023

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Ramos, G. W., Monteiro, D. da R., Rodrigues, P. de O., Wegner, W., & Breigeiron, M. K. (2023). PRESSURE ULCERS IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS: CAUSAL FACTORS AND THERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT. Cogitare Enfermagem, 28. https://doi.org/10.1590/ce.v28i0.90401

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